Member of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola has been chosen as one of the European Young Leaders from across the European Union.

“I am very proud to have been chosen as one of the first 10 young leaders in Europe this year. To be included as an MEP reaffirms the work that we do in the European Parliament to improve people’s everyday lives in Europe,” said Dr Metsola.

“To be recognised in this way confirms to me that in Europe it is the size of your ideas, and how hard you are ready to work that matters, not the geographic size of our islands,” she added.

Leading European think-tank Friends of Europe organises the annual European Young Leaders programme, which includes individuals who are “engaged in making Europe a global champion for a better world”.

The list of European Young Leaders is available at
http://www.friendsofeurope.org/publication/first-ten-names-eyl40-class-2018-revealed and also includes German Bastian Obermayer, who was one of the leading journalists reporting on the Panama Papers.

Every year, European Young Leaders develop concrete proposals for Europe to tackle the challenges that have developed throughout the previous year. They are joined by top European actors and decision-makers who lend their policy-making expertise to the participants’ backgrounds.

Earlier this month, MEP Roberta Metsola was ranked Malta's most active MEP by MEPRanking.eu and as one of the 50 most active MEPs in the European Parliament.